Babita Deokaran’s murder case has been postponed to August 24, 2022, to allow for further research.
For the whistleblower’s murder, six persons are accused. On Friday, July 22, the accused made their initial appearance before the High Court in Johannesburg. They are accused of attempting to kill someone, killing someone, and possessing weapons and ammunition illegally.
According to reports, the individuals confessed to a variety of crimes while they were being detained. One that stuck out was the claim that the assassination of Deokaran was reportedly planned by former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.
According to SABC News, they are now claiming to have confessed under coercion.
Senior member of the Gauteng Department of Health, Deokaran. She also testified in a number of corruption investigations. In August 2021, Deokaran was shot in front of her house in Johannesburg South.
Her slaying was thought to be a hit.
Deokaran worked for the Department of Health as a senior financial official. She was a “invaluable part of the Gauteng health team,” according to Mokgethi. Second, after joining the government in the previous three decades as an accounting clerk, Babita Deokaran advanced through the ranks.
After then, Babita Deokaran advanced to the position of Chief Director: Financial Accounting at GDOH, where she occasionally served as the Chief Financial Officer. Even though we don’t know how many kids she had, we do know she was a mother, and her social media accounts indicate that she valued her family highly.
I’m a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a cousin, you name it, she added. She is from Durban, but she migrated to Johannesburg, according to Facebook. She studied at the University of South Africa when she was a student at Daleview Secondary School (Unisa). Deokaran also urged the 18-35 cohort to have their vaccinations and closely followed COVID-19 standards.